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Sococo has a similar idea. I've tried it in a few places and for some reason it never really sticks. Maybe we're doing it wrong. I understand the map is supposed to be NYC. I would use something more people friendly (you don't need car-centric roads when there are no cars!) with more greenery. Right now the map feels a bit odd to me, a bit like a post-apocalyptic world. Maybe that's appropriate for the current time.
...Skyrim meetings confirmed?
Something I noticed is that you can collide with other characters, so if you have three other friends, you can effectively isolated people by collaborating and standing around them, and there is no escape but to reload the page.
Heh, it's cute. Something I noticed is that you can collide with other characters, so if you have three other friends, you can effectively isolated people by collaborating and standing around them, and there is no escape but to reload the page.
Hi HN! One of the creators here. It's a cross between Zoom x Pokemon. You only get audio and video from people you're standing next to, and as you walk away from them, the video fades away and the audio drops off. With current video chat apps, you lose many of the dynamics of real life meetups. In particular, you lose the ability to have multiple people in the same shared space having multiple conversations. In real…
Hi Liamuk! You won't believe this but I was working on this exact idea all of yesterday and shipped a basic version with proximal audio and a 2D canvas to display players. It's not ready for HN traffic yet, but I joined Online Town and ran into Cyrus. We had a great ~10 minute video chat in the middle of the street about the possibilities of virtual realms. I've just popped him an email and sent some techno recommend…
Hi HN! One of the creators here. It's a cross between Zoom x Pokemon. You only get audio and video from people you're standing next to, and as you walk away from them, the video fades away and the audio drops off. With current video chat apps, you lose many of the dynamics of real life meetups. In particular, you lose the ability to have multiple people in the same shared space having multiple conversations. In real…
Thank you for making this! I had a blast. (Guy - Australia)